1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,940 Well, the restaurant scene these days is wild, isn't it? 2 00:00:03,940 --> 00:00:05,800 It's like nothing I've ever seen before. 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:10,860 I'm covering over a hundred restaurants a month and it's getting crazier. 4 00:00:10,860 --> 00:00:14,680 I've got so much great information and so much is happening so quickly. 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:20,060 So I've brought what I used to have in the newsletter, the tip-off, to the podcast. 6 00:00:20,060 --> 00:00:24,440 What I'm going to be doing is bringing you the top stories, breaking news, intel, all 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:25,440 my secrets. 8 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,880 Well, most of my secrets. 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,320 So what have we got this week? 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,120 First up, Badlands opened Saturday nights. 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,440 I don't know if you know Brooke Kavanaugh and Lara Roberts. 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:41,140 They're the couple behind their spot next door called Season Six on Ossington. 13 00:00:41,140 --> 00:00:44,200 Around the corner, they've got Sprezzatura Spaghetti Disco. 14 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:49,400 And then also on Ossington, they've got Tequila Alvaliente, which is the one downstairs. 15 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,960 They really love Ossington. 16 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:57,260 So they've got a cute new Western-themed saloon, which is part of a new wave of restaurants 17 00:00:57,260 --> 00:00:59,720 that have touched down on Ossington lately. 18 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:07,000 We've got Andrea's Cookies, Cereal Box Cafe, Chica Sanchen, Fallen Feather, Linny's, and 19 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,000 No Vacancy. 20 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,400 And that's just in the last few weeks and months. 21 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,960 Ossington is back. 22 00:01:12,960 --> 00:01:13,960 Ossington is popping off. 23 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:15,320 What else have you got? 24 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:18,160 This is my hot tip from Oakville. 25 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:24,200 So Tatam Bakery House by Chef Lily Linda and Sheila Wang debuted on Wednesday. 26 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,040 This has been on my watch list for a long time. 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:33,600 I wrote about Chef Linda back in 2021 when she and her mom were doing a dried meat concept, 28 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:41,160 but she and Sheila have created quite a beautiful and well-crafted place to get baked goods. 29 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:47,120 Next up, Kensei Bar, which I was the first to report of celebrity chef David Adjie's 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,180 modern French restaurant, Booth Closing. 31 00:01:50,180 --> 00:01:55,480 And then I found out Kensei Bar was coming in and boy, love this concept. 32 00:01:55,480 --> 00:02:01,280 It's part listening bar, part restaurant, part cocktail bar on Dundas just around from 33 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:02,280 Ossington. 34 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:07,760 So again, part of the Ossington movement and I'm very excited about the menu. 35 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,000 So cool. 36 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:14,820 And then sad news today, Chef Anthony Rose announced that Fatsun will be closing last 37 00:02:14,820 --> 00:02:17,720 day of service is December 22nd. 38 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,060 It was bar begonia for those of you for back in the day. 39 00:02:21,060 --> 00:02:26,680 But the good news is that Chef Anthony Rose is still the King of DuPont with his fat pasha 40 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,960 and schmaltz appetizing still on the strip. 41 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:36,280 And we'll have to go and say our goodbyes, but it's not goodbye to Anthony. 42 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,920 And that's just a few of the stories that are happening. 43 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:40,920 Yes. 44 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:45,360 The good news is the tip off will be coming to you here on the podcast. 45 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:50,160 And then of course, the open closed, which is the most comprehensive resource of restaurant 46 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:54,640 openings, closures, news events, intel trends, all of those things.